Foil

Dow Launches Solvent-Borne Adhesive

(Coating/Laminating)

February 07, 2018, ... also are reported to achieve excellent green bond for foil and high slip films without decreasing bond performance over time. Additionally, ADCOTE HP enhances temperature resistance, and passed both ...

GPA Offers Papers with Tactile Feel

(Flexpack)

February 06, 2018, ... GPA.  Papers can be transformed through a variety of finishing processes, including letterpress, folding, scoring, gluing, die-cutting, embossing, and debossing. Sheets also can be enhanced with foils ...

Riyadh Orders BOBST Press

(News | New Products)

February 04, 2018, ... flexo press Both presses are used for printing films (LDPE, BOPP, CPP, PET), foil, laminates, shrink sleeves, PVC twist wraps, metallized twist wraps and wax paper, wraparound labels, gift wraps, shopping ...

Pop-Up Card Produced on Iggesund Paperboard

(Carton Box)

January 30, 2018, ... nd glued to create a strong base for the pop-up mechanism. The motif is four-color printed by the German pop-up specialists Albrecht creative paper products, who also did the hot foil stamping, embossing,  ...

Packaging Trends | Technological Advances Push Holograms Forward

(Carton Box)

January 29, 2018, ... appeal. Holograms also impart a premium look to the package, which is why more and more companies are using holographic films and foils in their packaging. Toothpastes, premium cosmetics, and personal ...

SPGPrints Offers One-Step Developer

(News | New Products)

January 24, 2018, ... tactile varnishes, opaque and rich colors, metallic foil, Braille, warning triangles, small text, and fine lines. RotaPlate screens can be exposed digitally with the variLEX processor, capable of resolutions ...

Wood & Associates Reports Technology for Folding Carton Images

(Carton Box)

January 16, 2018, ... enables images to be created that can then be converted directly into laminates or foils for application straight onto folding cartons. Laminates are currently the vehicle of choice, company says, but ...

Telstar Module Suited for Many Apps

(News | New Products)

January 02, 2018, ... to maximize production and customer offerings. The module handles cold foil, cast & cure, UV spot colors and flood varnish, and laminating adhesives with the added benefit of a rotary screen deck said ...

Industry Predictions | TESTing Your Imagination

(Trends/Management)

December 27, 2017, ...  2018 will also herald the Reserve Bank of India’s choice of selected products and providers for holographic security foils on banknotes, with approximate annual volumes of eight billion units. Ho ...

FSEA Partners with Channeled Resources

(News | New Products)

December 26, 2017, The partnership is a sustainability initiative designed to help eliminate used or obsolete rolls of hot and cold foil from the waste stream TOPEKA, KS | The Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA) ...

Shanghai Hosts World of Packaging

(News | New Products)

December 05, 2017, ... t packaging, green packaging, packaging design and innovation, e-commerce, and logistic packaging. The Global Aluminum Foil Roller Initiative, representing more than 50% of global foil production, met ...

Constantia to Expand Pharma Plant

(Flexpack)

December 05, 2017, ... foils and laminates, as well as one slitting machine operating in a new class 8 cleanroom. The extra capacity is expected to come onstream early 2019.  Constantia Patz production site for pharmaceutical ...

Tangent Shear Slitting | Reduce Edge Defects in Shrink Sleeve Film

(Slit)

December 04, 2017, ... d not exceed 10% of the material’s elastic limit. (Ref: Wm. Hawkins Plastic, Film, & Foil Web Handling Guide). Otherwise, as the film passes the blade shoulders, the additional drag from the blade, combin ...

Cosmetics Carton Wins Excellence Award for Diamond Packaging

(Carton Box)

December 03, 2017, ... he carton was converted utilizing WestRock PrintKote SBS paperboard, cold foiled, and offset printed with four-color process inks, in-line with UV gloss coating. Diamond’s proprietary DiamondSparkle  ...

Flint Launches In-Mold Label Ink

(Label/Tape)

November 29, 2017, ... ange UltraCura Sens for paper, board, and plastic and UltraCura Sens Plas for non-absorbent materials, foil, and IML substrates. Riedlinger says, “While Europe currently holds the largest share of the  ...

Readers Choice | Top 10 New Products of 2017

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2017, Coated films that can replace foil as a barrier layer caught the attention of converters in our annual roundup of new products. Coated films that can replace foil as a barrier layer caught the attention ...

A 4-Shift, Around-the-Clock Schedule EVERYONE Will Love—REVISITED

(Tom’s Poly Ploys)

November 13, 2017, Here's a work schedule that accommodates continuous manufacturing operations while offering operators a guaranteed weekend off every two weeks and additional “easy” days. When I first wrote this article ...

Scodix Offers Technology for 3D Effects

(News | New Products)

November 06, 2017, ... for a competitive edge. The technology is now available with the Ultra Pro Digital Enhancement Press with Foil Station, and the company offers a record nine different enhancement effects. Employing a ...

Konica Minolta Announces Digital Press

(Label/Tape)

October 29, 2017, ... textures, and flat and embossed foil effects. The full solution also includes a flexo priming station for uncoated material surface management and a semi-rotary die-cutting system at the end of the production ...

Kotkamills Develops New Board Grade for Spirits Packaging

(Carton Box)

October 29, 2017, ...  for our customers, but without a strong board of high quality, it’s impossible to make beautiful packages, especially when you need to use, for example, hot foil stamping and embossing,” Harju says. “That’ ...

Brand Reputation on the Line?

(Marketing Mojo)

October 26, 2017, ... she worked for Paper, Film & Foil Converter (PFFC) on her student loan application. Now that her payments are overdue, the debt collection agency has been harassing PFFC and me. At first, we thought the ...

PPC Awards | All Packaging Wins Top Prize for SlideBoxCR

(Carton Box)

October 19, 2017, ... e three-to-five-year-old participants were unable to access the product. The design also allows for premium graphic treatments. Embossing, foil stamping, spot UV, PMS colors and soft touch coating m ...

Eagle Systems Certifies Cartamundi

(News | New Products)

October 02, 2017, Cartamundi chose to have Eagle train its entire on the Eco-Eagle Cold Foil system, making sure everyone knew procedures and was on the same page DALLAS, TX | Cartamundi, a manufacturer of cards and ...

Flexible Packaging | Constantia Flexibles Reports on Global Trends

(Flexpack)

September 26, 2017, ... from the pharmaceuticals industry. All over the world, tablets are packed in blister packs — display package with aluminum foil as back cover. However, the United States remains an exception. In the US, ...

LPS Industries Adds Equipment

(Bag Pouch)

September 12, 2017, ... film/foil/paper laminates, the new pouchmaking system will make pouches from unsupported coex films. The company also is expanding its ability to process several varieties of three side seal pouches, press ...

Web Industries Introduces Custom Shielding Tape

(Label/Tape)

September 10, 2017, ... shielding components, each consisting of a lamination of polyester tape and aluminum foil. The components are joined securely across the middle, allowing the tape’s ends to open and form a plus sign or ...

Konica Minolta Plans Big Show for PRINT 17

(Print)

September 09, 2017, ... time, Konica Minolta and MGI will co-locate in the same booth, creating a combination of Konica Minolta’s inkjet printhead technology and MGI’s patented 3D varnish embossing with REAL Variable Data Foiling ...

Telstar Press Allows Many Tests

(News | New Products)

August 22, 2017, ...  DecoMod multi-purpose UV flexo station features integrated unwind, rewind, nip, and UV curing allows testing of cold foil, cast and cure, UV lamination, and spot and flood coating; Hot foil stamping; ...

Show Preview | PRINT 2017 Heads Back to Chicago

(Trade Shows)

August 16, 2017, ...  about variable data foiling with no dies, as well as live demonstrations. At its booth, you will see variable data foil stamping with no dies; thermal, tactile and printable specialty laminate films; specia ...

Oracle Packaging Has Solution for Effervescent Tablets

(Flexpack)

August 13, 2017, ... relatively low seal temperatures, important when packaging products that tend to create powdery residue. The pouching materials are comprised of layers of either ink or lacquer, and paper/PE/aluminum foil/sealant. ...